WordPress
What are Abandoned WordPress Plugins?
Imagine you own a small online business. You built your website on WordPress and installed a few plugins to add useful features like contact forms, social sharing buttons, and SEO optimization. These plugins worked great initially. But over time some of them have stopped receiving updates. The developers seem to have abandoned these plugins altogether.…
What Are the Risks of Not Performing WordPress Maintenance?
Running a business? It’s a bit like a high-stakes game of whack-a-mole, isn’t it? Always something popping up that needs your attention. And if you’re operating a WordPress site, you’ve got one more mole to keep an eye on. But here’s the thing: WordPress, while fantastic, is the most popular CMS on the Internet, and…
What Are the Benefits of WordPress Maintenance?
You’ve made the choice to build your website through WordPress. *Hold for applause.* You’ve made an excellent choice! As the world’s most popular content management system, WordPress is known for its flexibility, user-friendly interface, and extensive customization options. Seems like you did your research! But now what? Well, a WordPress website is a living being.…
A Guide to WordPress Maintenance: Timelines, Tasks, and Triumphs for Your Business
If you’re using WordPress to showcase your business, you’re already on the right track. This powerful platform is a great tool that, when properly maintained, can help your business thrive online. But, like a Harley, a piano, or even yourself, it needs regular tune-ups to keep running at peak performance. But how often should you…
What Are the Differences Between Manual and Automated WordPress Maintenance?
Today, we’ll be diving headfirst into the age-old (okay, maybe not that old) debate of manual versus automated WordPress maintenance. So grab your trusty keyboard, don your favorite blue-light glasses, and put your business hat on! Manual Maintenance – Taking Control In one corner, we have manual WordPress maintenance. This approach involves actively managing backups…
What is the WordPress Core?
Never skip core day! Wait a second—hop out of that plank. We’re talking, of course, about WordPress Core. WordPress Core is the foundation of WordPress, providing the basic features and functions that makeup, well, the core of WordPress! It includes features such as user registration, post types, media handling, catalogs, custom fields, and more. Every…
What is DNS Propagation and Why is it Important?
As a small business owner, you might be wondering what this DNS propagation thing is all about. You have heard the overly technical people talking about it or you may just be blissfully unaware that it even exists. DNS propagation refers to the time it takes for changes to your website’s DNS records to spread…
What are WordPress Translations?
Hearing about all the plugins that WordPress has to offer can sound like speaking Greek. But what if we told you your website could translate Greek at the press of a button? WordPress Translations make it possible for users to localize the content and interface of their websites. Localization is a process of adapting websites,…
Your WP Guy Wins Innovation in Business Award for Best Website Maintenance Company (2023 and 2024)
Update, October 2026: Your WP Guy won the Innovation in Business MarTech Award for Best Website Maintenance Company in Georgia again in 2024, two years in a row. The press release below is from the 2023 award. Press Release for Immediate Distribution Your WP Guy, a leading website support and maintenance company, has been awarded…
What Are WordPress Widgets?
You can create almost any web design element with WordPress widgets and plugins. From custom contact forms to virtual tours, the possibilities are endless. WordPress Widgets are the wing-men of your website. They help visitors to your website find the content they need and promote your products and services. Without them, your website might be…